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Tobacco in Australia

A comprehensive review of the major issues in smoking and health in Australia, compiled by the Cancer Council Victoria. Production of editions 2 to 4 of this publication was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Ongoing updating is also being funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, with contributions from Cancer Councils in all states and territories, Quit, NSW Health, ACT Health, ACOSH, and the Heart Foundation.

This work has been produced with the objective of bringing about a reduction in death and disease caused by tobacco use. Much of it has been derived from other published sources and these should be quoted where appropriate. The text may be freely reproduced and figures and graphs (except where reproduced from other sources) may be used, giving appropriate acknowledgement to Cancer Council Victoria.

Editors and authors of this work have tried to ensure that the text is free from errors or inconsistencies. However in a resource of this size it is probable that some irregularities remain. Please notify Cancer Council Victoria if you become aware of matters in the text that require correction.

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Greenhalgh, EM, Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; 2023. Available from www.TobaccoInAustralia.org.au

<Author(s) of relevant chapter section>, <Name of chapter section> in Greenhalgh, EM, Scollo, MM and Winstanley, MH [editors]. Tobacco in Australia: Facts and issues. Melbourne: Cancer Council Victoria; <Date last updated>. Available from <url of relevant chapter or section>

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Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia, updated September 2023
Section 3.27 Health effects of smoking tobacco in other forms, updated September 2023
Section 18.1 E-cigarette products and the e-cigarette market, updated September 2023
Section 7.8 How can relapse be prevented?, updated September 2023
Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues EndNote library of chapters and sections citations, updated August 2023
Section 7.16 Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation, updated August 2023
Section 18.5 Chemicals in e-liquids and e-cigarette aerosols, updated August 2023
Section 8.3 Prevalence of tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, updated May 2023
Section 8.6 Smoking cessation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, updated May 2023
Section 8.7 Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, updated March 2023
Section 8.13 Policies for advancing tobacco control programs among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, updated May 2023
Section 8.15 The role of health workers and community organisations, updated April 2023
Section 7.11 Smoking cessation and pregnancy, updated July 2023
Section 1.3 Prevalence of smoking—adults, updated June 2023
Section InDepth 12D: Reduced fire risk (RFR) cigarettes, updated June 2023
Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues EndNote library of chapters and sections citations, updated June 2023
Section 13.6 Revenue from tobacco taxes in Australia, updated May 2023
Section 6.13 Addiction and the adolescent smoker, updated May 2023
Section 1.6 Prevalence of smoking—teenagers, updated May 2023
Section 18.3 Prevalence of e-cigarette use, updated May 2023
Section 11.9 Retail promotion and access, updated May 2023
Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues EndNote library of chapters and sections citations, updated May 2023
Section 11.7 Promotional events, updated May 2023
Section 18.5 Chemicals in e-liquids and e-cigarette aerosols, updated May 2023
Section 11A.6 International flow-on effects, updated April 2023
Section 11.8 Trade promotions, updated April 2023
Section 12.7 Menthol, updated April 2023
Section 9.0 Introduction, updated April 2023
Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues EndNote library of chapters and sections citations, updated April 2023
Section 5.30 Harnessing predictors of uptake to prevent smoking, updated April 2023
Section 5.24 The profound effects of the denormalisation of smoking, updated April 2023
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia, updated April 2023
Section 2.4 Expenditure on tobacco products, updated April 2023
Section 5.29 School-based interventions, updated April 2023
Section 10A.7 Mechanisms of influence—political lobbying, updated March 2023
Section 9.7 Explanations of socio-economic disparities in smoking, updated March 2023
Section 7.21 Lung cancer screening and biomedical risk assessments, updated March 2023
Section 7.16 Pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation, updated March 2023
Section 2.5 Industry sales figures as estimates for consumption, updated March 2023
Chapter 19: FCTC, updated March 2023
Tobacco in Australia: Facts & Issues EndNote library of chapters and sections citations, updated February 2023
Chapter 18: E-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine products, updated February 2023
- 18.1 The e-cigarette market
- 18.4.3 Environmental impact
- 18.6 The health effects of e-cigarette use
  - 18.6.1 Health effects of e-cigarette use during pregnancy
  - 18.6.5 E-cigarette use and the risk of non-infectious respiratory diseases
  - 18.6.6 E-cigarette use and the risk of infectious diseases
  - 18.6.7 E-cigarette use and oral health
  - 18.6.9 Exposure to secondhand e-cigarette emissions
- 18.12 Public perceptions of the risks and benefits of e-cigarettes
Section 18A.5 Regulating sale and promotion of smokeless tobacco, updated February 2023
Section 3.5 Other cancers, updated February 2023
Section 7.18 Alternative therapies and emerging treatments, updated January 2023
Section 7.13 Cessation assistance: printed self-help materials, updated January 2023
Section 7.5 What we know about how smokers are persuaded to attempt to quit, updated January 2023
Section 7.11 Smoking cessation and pregnancy, updated January 2023
Section 10.7 Market share and brand share in Australia, updated December 2022
Section 5.28 Peer-based approaches, updated December 2022
Section 3.36, updated December 2022
Section 18B.3 Prevalence of e-cigarette use, updated November 2022
Section 9A.7 Military personnel and veterans, updated November 2022
Section 9.7 Explanations of socio-economic disparities in smoking, updated November 2022
Section 9.5 Smoking and intergenerational poverty, updated November 2022
Section 5.27 Family and home-based interventions to reduce smoking uptake, updated November 2022
Section 18.3 Prevalence of e-cigarette use, updated October 2022
Section 13.6 Revenue from tobacco taxes in Australia, updated October 2022
Section 18.14 E-cigarettes international regulatory overview, updated October 2022
Section 18.13 E-cigarettes legal status in Australia, updated October 2022
Section 11B Licensing of tobacco sellers, updated October 2022
Section 1.6 Prevalence of smoking—teenagers, updated October 2022
Section 7.6 How smokers go about quitting, updated October 2022
Section 5.25 Media campaigns and young people, updated October 2022
Section 13.6 Revenue from tobacco taxes in Australia, updated October 2022
Section 11A.6 International flow-on effects, updated October 2022
Section 11A.9 Real-world research on the effects of plain packaging, updated October 2022
Section 13.2 Tobacco taxes in Australia, updated September 2022
Section 7.19 Interventions tailored for age and/or gender, updated September 2022
Section 7.10 Role of health professionals and social services, updated September 2022
Section 18.5 Chemicals in e-liquids and e-cigarette aerosols, published August 2022
Section 7.14 Cessation assistance: telephone- and internet-based interventions, updated August 2022
Section 9.4 The relationship between tobacco smoking and financial stress, updated August 2022
Section 10.18 The investment of public funds in tobacco - the case for divestment, updated August 2022
Section 7.7 Environmental and biopsychosocial factors that influence quitting, updated August 2022
Section 7.9 Increasing smoking cessation at the population level, updated August 2022
Chapter 12 Tobacco products, updated August 2022
- Section 12.0 Introduction
- Section 12.1 Tobacco in cigarettes
- Section 12.2 Other types of tobacco products
- Section 12.3 Chemicals and contaminants in tobacco products
- Section 12.4 Emissions from tobacco products
- Section 12.5 Measuring emissions and exposure to tobacco products
- Section 12.6 Additives and flavourings in tobacco products
- Section 12.7 Menthol
- Section 12.8 Construction of cigarettes and cigarette filters
- Section 12.9 Labelling of tobacco products in Australia
Section 7.11 Smoking cessation and pregnancy, updated August 2022
Section 18.7 Effects of e-cigarette use on smoking, updated August 2022
Chapter 8 Tobacco use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, updated July 2022
- Section 8.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: social disadvantage, health and smoking—an overview
- Section 8.5 Types of tobacco used by and levels of consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Section 8.7 Morbidity and mortality caused by smoking among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Section 8.10 Tobacco action initiatives targeting Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander peoples
- Section 8.14 The effectiveness of population-level tobacco control strategies
- Section 8.15 The role of health workers and community organisations
Section 9.6 Tailored and targeted interventions for low socioeconomic groups, updated July 2022
InDepth 9A Addressing smoking in highly disadvantaged and other priority groups, added July 2022:
- Section 9A.1 People living in regional and remote areas of Australia
- Section 9A.2 Culturally and linguistically diverse groups
- Section 9A.3 People with substance use and mental disorders
- Section 9A.4 People experiencing homelessness
- Section 9A.5 People experiencing incarceration
- Section 9A.6 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) people
- Section 9A.7 Military personnel and veterans
- Section 9A.8 Single parents
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